Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)
One Ukrainian Soldier Killed In Country’s East
Ukraine says one of its soldiers has been killed and four wounded in clashes in the country’s east. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Crimean Activist Gets Prison For Pro-Ukraine Social Media Posts
A Crimean activist has been sentenced to two years in prison over pro-Ukrainian comments made on social media, a ruling that activists say is unprecedented. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ill Treatment Of Police Suspects Still Common In Ukraine, EU Report Says
A new report from the Council of Europe finds that despite significant efforts in Ukraine to adopt European human right standards, law enforcement bodies in the country continue to treat suspects badly. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
UNICEF Says War In Eastern Ukraine Takes ‘Devastating Toll’ On Education
UNICEF says the war between government forces and Russia-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine has taken a “devastating toll” on the region’s educational system, forcing more than 200,000 children to learn in “militarized environments.” …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukrainian Nationalists Seize Brazilian Man Who Fought For Separatists
A mob of Ukrainian nationalists has seized a Brazilian man who fought for Russia-backed separatists and had been living secretly in a Kyiv monastery since being abruptly released from prison pending a retrial in Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Gunshots Fired As Brawl Breaks Out At Town Council Session In Ukraine
Police in the town of Nikopol in Ukraine’s eastern Dnipropetrovsk region are investigating violence and gunfire that erupted at a town council meeting. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
A New Zion Near Odesa
They don’t use a contraceptives and they don’t attend universities — the “Evangelical Christian Holy Zionists” are a Ukrainian religious community founded in the 1930s. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
NATO General Surprised By Lack Of ‘Visible Russian Interference’ In Armenia Crisis
A high-ranking NATO general says he is surprised by the lack of “visible Russian Interference” aimed at manipulating developments in Armenia’s political crisis. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
NATO Cannot Ignore Russia’s Military Capabilities, Top General Says
The chairman of NATO’s Military Committee, General Petr Pavel, believes that Russia’s efforts to boost its weapons capacity should not be downplayed despite reports about its military budget reductions. In an interview with RFE/RL in Prague on May 3, the Czech Army General also spoke of his surprise with Russia’s relatively...
Crimean Tatar Activist’s Suspended Sentence Upheld
The Russia-controlled Supreme Court of Crimea has upheld a suspended two-year prison sentence for a Crimean Tatar activist who opposes Moscow’s rule in the Ukrainian region. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
